One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"You can't live in the past, but you sure can learn from it."

"They don't want us to be happy; they want us to be manageable."

"I used to be somebody before I came to this place."

"Nobody's ever gonna bust out of here, that's what they want you to believe."

"Sometimes it's hard to see what's real when they're always telling you what to think."

"The Combine is real, and I'm fighting it the only way I know how."

"A man who can't take care of himself shouldn't be making decisions for other men."

"Medication isn't gonna help nobody, what they need is to get out of this place."

"They've been bustin' my hump for so long, I forgot what it was like to feel free."

"You're not gonna get me to blow up and get all mad just so they can say I'm disturbed."

"I'm not saying I'm not crazy, I'm just saying I'm not gonna let them turn me into something I'm not."

"I'm betting everything on one last chance to be myself."

"I never wanted to be a hero. I just wanted to be free."

"They want you to think you're sick, but you're not sick—you're just different."

"I'd rather be a fool than a coward."

"You can't judge a man by what he's done. You gotta judge him by what he's trying to do."

"I ain't saying I'm a saint, but I'm not the monster they make me out to be."

"There's more to life than just existing inside these walls."

"You ever notice how the truth is always the simplest thing?"

"I can't change what I am, but I can change how I act."

"What's the matter with the lot of you? You're acting like a bunch of sheep."

"I bet you five bucks I can get this whole ward laughing."

"You're all the same, you know that? Every last one of you."

"The rules exist for a reason, but sometimes the reason is wrong."

"They can't make you do nothing if you don't let 'em."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."

"You can't fix crazy with rules."

"The way I see it, the guy is not a fool. He's just trying to get by."

"I never said I was talented. I just said I liked to gamble."

"There are going to be times when we can't let the患者 have everything they want."